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“My… my stomach,” she moaned.
“Stomach? Do you have any medicine in the house?” he asked. His eyes were full of worry.
Danika said nothing, shaking her head. She was out of luck today. She hadn’t eaten today and was about to take her medicine when she realized she had run out. That was why she was in so much pain.
She was about to ask Eustace to help her buy some medicine, but before she could speak, Eustace got up and disappeared.
Had he left?
How could that be? Did he want revenge? She had terrified him in the elevator last night, threatening to turn off the flashlight.
Instantly, Danika regretted being so devious last night. She would die of pain with Eustace gone.
Pain and regret mingled together. She was considering going downstairs to buy some medicine when she heard footsteps at the front door.
She looked over and saw Eustace. “You didn’t leave?” she exclaimed.
“I only have painkillers. I don’t have anything to help with your stomach. You can take this for now.” He handed the pills to her and gently gave her a glass of hot water.
Danika didn’t care about being polite and gulped them down.
Ten minutes later, she felt much better. She sat up and thanked Eustace.
He glanced at her, his irises dark. After a while, he said. “Do you have a death wish, skipping meals when you have stomach issues?”
She sipped the hot water, feeling better. “You know what happened today. Where would I find the time to eat?”
She didn’t want to perform surgery on an empty stomach either, but one procedure would take six to seven hours. She couldn’t stop in the middle of surgery to eat. That would be terrifying.
Eustace didn’t reply. “Are you better now?”
“Much better.” Danika nodded. “You should go and rest. It’s late.”
“How heartless, chasing me out right after I helped you.” Eustace stared at her, thinking that she was a woman who would trample on his ego.
Danika was a little exasperated. “I don’t mean it that way. I just think that it’s late, and I shouldn’t be taking up your time.”
“You’ve already taken up so much. This is nothing,” he replied.
Danika was speechless. Alright, whatever he said. She couldn’t be bothered to argue.
In the silence, someone knocked on the door. Danika was about to get it, but Eustace answered it before she could.
A delivery man stood at the door. “Your food.”
Eustace accepted it with a murmur. He glanced at it and saw Max’s name. Displeasure welled up in his heart, but he did not express it.
He went into the living room with the food and looked at Danika. “Did Max send you food?”
“I think he did.” Danika nodded. She remembered him mentioning that he had.
She took it and prepared to eat it. She was ravenous. If she didn’t eat soon, her stomach would start acting up again.
Eustace swallowed his anger when she saw that she was going to eat it. He stopped her. “Don’t eat spicy food if your stomach hurts.”
Seeing her food getting taken away, Danika was stunned. “I’m happy to have something to eat at all, I’m not picky.”
“Do you like him?” Eustace asked.
Danika was stunned again. She shook her head. “I’ve only seen him twice or thrice. There are no feelings involved this early on.”
Eustace felt slightly better hearing her answer. “I wasn’t joking when I told you to stay away from him,” he said, tone serious. “There’s unfinished business between him and me. He doesn’t have good intentions getting close to you.”
“What does your business have to do with me? Why would he want to grow closer to me?” Danika asked honestly. She couldn’t figure out the correlation at all.
Well…
Eustace was stunned. That was right. What did that have to do with her?
But Max didn’t share these thoughts. He had feelings for Danika, which was why he wanted to get closer to her. However, there was no way that Eustace could tell her this.
Someone knocked on the door again. Eustace repeated his motions and opened the door, quickly taking another pack of food.
“Your stomach is weak. Have some soup instead.” He placed the food before Danika.
Danika nodded. “Fine. I’ll eat Max’s food tomorrow.”
Right as she said that, Eustace sat opposite her and began devouring Max’s food.
Noticing her shocked face, Eustace said, upset, “What? You owe me one. Can’t I at least have your food?”
Danika couldn’t help laughing. She nodded. “Of course you can. You can eat whatever you want.”
She was merely surprised by his actions.
They sat eating, facing each other. The air around them instantly grew intimate.
Danika didn’t think she would be eating together with Eustace after their divorce, and it was takeout, nonetheless. That made it seem weirder.
They finally finished their food. Danika looked at Eustace. “Is there… anything else?”
She wanted to tell him to leave.
Eustace saw through her thoughts. He indeed didn’t wish to stay any longer. He stood up and smoothed down his collar. “I’m going back.”
“Alright.” She nodded, eager to watch him leave.
Eustace got to the door but suddenly stopped. “You…”
“What?” she asked.
“Nothing. I’ll say it some other time.” He wanted to know why Danika hated him, but he couldn’t get the words out.
He went home. Danika took the smile off her face and went to the couch. She held up her phone, finding a few dozen unanswered calls from Zack.
She called him back. “Zack.”
“Are you alright? Why didn’t you pick up?” Zack’s voice was full of worry. “Gilbert and I almost got plane tickets.”
“I’m fine. I was in the shower. I didn’t hear the phone ring,” she lied. She didn’t want them to worry when they were abroad.
“What is up with the stuff on the Internet?” Zack asked, He wasn’t in the country, but he was aware of the things happening online. Hence, he was worried.
Danika reiterated everything that had happened. Afraid that they would worry, she said, “It’s all settled now. You don’t have to worry.”
*Karen White is simply inhumane. She wanted to harm you.” Zack’s tone had shifted. If Danika were next to him, she would have seen a flash of killing intent appeared in his eyes.
Danika’s eyes were cold. “She’s small fry. Now that she’s caught, there shouldn’t be much fuss. In fact, I was surprised by all the drama.”
To the outside world, she was a regular citizen. How could a regular citizen stay trending for so long?
Someone was pulling a few strings.
“Why don’t I investigate?” Zack asked.
Danika shook her head and said, “It isn’t easy for you to do that abroad. I’ll do it myself.”
“Alright. Your hacking skills are better than mine, anyway.” Zack didn’t object. Sometimes he looked up to his sister very much. She was a fast learner and could master everything she tried. He couldn’t compare to her.